20th September 2003, 7:39 PM
Look at the monthly top ten lists for X-Box software. You'll see well-marketed crap like DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball up there all of the time. The Gamecube has more "hardcore" gamers because Nintendo has been around the longest and has the largest following of die-hard, long-time fans who'll always buy their systems and games. The PS2 probably has the largest amount of hardcore games since hardcore gamers like to play lots of games and Nintendo simply doesn't release enough of them each year. But the reason why the PS2 is so popular is because it has attracted the largest amount of casual gamers.